Abandoned

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days While his crew is resting at the pool, pilot and photographer Henk van Rensbergen explores deserted city palaces, overgrown factories or desolate areas of nature, finding beauty in the decay. This engaging book of photographs, a revised edition with new material, lets us wander through abandoned places, including Abkhazia, a break-away region bordering Georgia and Russia and the newest must-visit for every urban explorer. Features Summary Handy, pocket-sized re-edition of the bestselling book Abandoned Places with more than 50% brand new material focusing on Abkhazia, a breakaway republic bordering Georgia and Russia. Author Henk Van Rensbergen Publisher Lannoo Publishers Release date 20190720 Pages 160 ISBN 9401461511 ISBN 13 978-9401461511

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours Based on a study of over 400 women worldwide, Runaway Husbands: The Abandoned Wife's Guide to Recovery and Renewal, is the first book to explore and offer healing strategies to women whose lives have been turned upside down by Wife Abandonment Syndrome. Wife Abandonment Syndrome is a pattern of behavior on the part of a husband who leaves his wife out-of-the-blue from what she believed was a happy marriage. Following his sudden departure, he replaces the caring he'd typically shown her with anger and aggression. He often moves directly in with a girlfriend, leaving his bewildered wife totally devastated. Written by family therapist Vikki Stark who was herself affected by Wife Abandonment Syndrome, Runaway Husbands helps women understand what motivated their loving husbands to turn into uncaring strangers and provides them with the tools they need to move forward and rebuild their lives in new and unexpected ways. Features Summary Based on a study of over 400 women worldwide, this volume explores and offers healing strategies to women whose lives have been turned upside down by Wife Abandonment Syndrome.. Author Vikki Stark Publisher Greenlight Press Release date 20100210 Pages 192 ISBN 0-9864721-0-7 ISBN 13 978-0-9864721-0-7

Zoe Is Thrilled To Be Helping Out At Her Auntie Jo's Animal Shelter Over The Easter Holidays. But She Doesn't Expect To Come Across A Box On The Steps Of The Shelter Containing Three Tiny Abandoned Puppies. It's Touch And Go For The Littlest Pup, Whom Zoe Names Cookie. Over The Next Few Weeks, Zoe Takes Special Care Of Cookie And A Close Bond Is Formed Between The Two Of Them. But How Will Zoe Cope When It Comes For The Puppies To Be Rehomed? Holly Webb's Animal Stories Have Sold Over A Million Copies In The UK. From Stolen Kittens To Lost Puppies And Runaways, Holly's Tales Of Puppies And Kittens Have Won Her Legions Of Fans. The Perfect Series For Little Girls. This product ships within 3-5 working days

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The contentious history of the idea of the black hole-the most fascinating and bizarre celestial object in the heavens For more than half a century, physicists and astronomers engaged in heated dispute over the possibility of black holes in the universe. The weirdly alien notion of a space-time abyss from which nothing escapes-not even light-seemed to confound all logic. This engrossing book tells the story of the fierce black hole debates and the contributions of Einstein and Hawking and other leading thinkers who completely altered our view of the universe. Renowned science writer Marcia Bartusiak shows how the black hole helped revive Einstein's greatest achievement, the general theory of relativity, after decades during which it had been pushed into the shadows. Not until astronomers discovered such surprising new phenomena as neutron stars and black holes did the once-sedate universe transform into an Einsteinian cosmos, filled with sources of titanic energy that can be understood only in the light of relativity. This book celebrates the hundredth anniversary of general relativity, uncovers how the black hole really got its name, and recounts the scientists' frustrating, exhilarating, and at times humorous battles over the acceptance of one of history's most dazzling ideas. Features Summary The contentious history of the idea of the black hole the most fascinating and bizarre celestial object in the heavens" Author Marcia Bartusiak Publisher Yale University Press Release date 20160510 Pages 256 ISBN 0-300-21966-0 ISBN 13 978-0-300-21966-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A book sits abandoned on a living room shelf. While the Blossburn family happily gets on with other things like watching TV and playing video games, the book aches to be read. The longer it sits abandoned, the more it aches. At last the book can't take it any longer. Slowly it starts to swell. Then it starts to leak! At first it's only a small trickle, but eventually the Blossburns can no longer ignore the octopus, crabs and other marine life that are swirling around their suburban home. And when pirates sail out of the book, the family must band together to reclaim their living room. Can J.J. and his parents find a way to get the characters back in the book? And in the process, will they discover that sometimes books are the best fun of all? The Leaky Story is an action-packed adventure into the wonderful world of books, the power of the imagination, the art of storytelling and the importance of family. Features Summary This abandoned book refuses to be ignored! The Leaky Story is an action-packed adventure into the power of the imagination, the magic of books, and the importance of family. Author Devon Sillett (Author), Anil Tortop (Illustrator) Publisher Exisle Publishing Release date 20170329 Pages 32 ISBN 1-925335-39-9 ISBN 13 978-1-925335-39-2

1913 On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned after a gruelling ocean voyage from England to Australia. All she can remember of the journey is that a mysterious woman she calls the Authoress had promised to look after her. But the Authoress has vanished without a trace. 1975 Now an old lady, Nell travels to England to discover the truth about her parentage. Her quest leads her to Cornwall, and to a beautiful estate called Blackhurst Manor, which had been owned by the Mountrachet family. What has prompted Nell's journey after all these years? 2005 On Nell's death, her granddaughter, Cassandra, comes into a surprise inheritance. Cliff Cottage, in the grounds of Blackhurst Manor, is notorious amongst the locals for the secrets it holds - secrets about the doomed Mountrachet family. But it is at Cliff Cottage, abandoned for years, and in its forgotten garden, that Cassandra will uncover the truth about the family and why the young Nell was abandoned all those decades before. Format:Paperback Pages:656

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Rediscovering our forgotten heritage No Entry'; 'Dangerous Site Keep Out; Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted': common sights on walls or perimeter fences around many of the world's abandoned sites. These warnings allude to potential dangers and prove an ineffective deterrent against thieves and vandals. To the urban explorer/photographer these signs simply serve to whet the appetite for the promise of hidden wonders that may lie beyond. For those who ignore the warnings and climb the fences, what awaits is usually worth the risks. Vast industrial spaces that feel more like an alien landscape or poignant residential settings, which are slowly surrendering to the inexorable advance of nature. Places once alive with sound and movement, now silent and still, but no less sensory. Immense and powerful beauty resides in these forgotten places. For some, just getting inside a location to experience this alternative form of sightseeing is enough to satisfy a desire to simply go where one shouldn't. But for some there is a need to capture the essence of a location in words and pictures, giving others a metaphorical leg-up over the fences, to walk them through the remaining ruins. Matt Emmett falls into the latter of these groups, travelling regularly to places in the UK and across Europe. He seeks out vast power stations and their cooling towers, steel works, mines, bunkers, tunnels, schools, engine sheds, hotels, castles and a myriad of other buildings. All have their own stories to tell in a variety of voices and without the distraction, sounds and people who inhabited them, those stories are clear and strong and the character of each location is laid bare. Architectural Digest: "Photographer Matt Emmett has made a name for himself by pushing the boundaries to capture epic imagery of Europe s most forgotten ruins." International Business Times: "Matt Emmett's 'Forgotten Heritage' photography project uncovers the brutal beauty of abandoned buildings and derelict industry." Features Summary Rediscovering our forgotten heritage No Entry'; 'Dangerous Site Keep Out; Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted': common sights on walls or perimeter fences around many of the world's abandoned sites... Author Matthew Emmett Publisher Jonglez Release date 20161020 Pages 240 ISBN 2-361-95162-2 ISBN 13 978-2-361-95162-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing, and how he came through the other side. It's a freezing winter's night in 1954. A baby boy, a few hours old, is left by his mother, wrapped in nothing but two sheets of newspaper and hidden amongst the undergrowth by a canal bank. An hour later, a late-shift postman is walking wearily home when he hears a faint cry. He finds the newspaper parcel and discovers the newborn, white-cold and whimpering, inside. After being rushed to hospital and against all odds, the baby survives. He's baptised by the hospital chaplain as Richard. Everything feels as though it's looking up; Richard is put into local authority care and regains his health. However, after nearly five blissful years in a rural care home filled with loving friends, it soon unfolds that his turbulent start in life is only the beginning... Based on a devastating true story, this inspirational memoir follows Richard's traumatic birth, abusive childhood, and search for the truth. Features Summary Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing, and how he came through the other side. Author Richard Gallear Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20181215 Pages 320 ISBN 0-00-832076-4 ISBN 13 978-0-00-832076-8

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) The Lake House by Kate Morton is the mysterious and enchanting fifth novel from the number one bestselling author of The House at Riverton and The Secret Keeper. A missing child...June 1933, and the Edevane family's country house, Loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the much-anticipated Midsummer Eve party. Alice Edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. Not only has she worked out the perfect twist for her novel, she's also fallen helplessly in love with someone she shouldn't. But by the time midnight strikes and fireworks light up the night skies, the Edevane family will have suffered a loss so great that they leave Loeanneth forever. An abandoned house...Seventy years later, after a particularly troubling case, Sadie Sparrow is sent on an enforced break from her job with the Metropolitan Police. She retreats to her beloved grandfather's cottage in Cornwall but soon finds herself at a loose end. Until one day, Sadie stumbles upon an abandoned house surrounded by overgrown gardens and dense woods, and learns the story of a baby boy who disappeared without a trace. An unsolved mystery...Meanwhile, in the attic writing room of her elegant Hampstead home, the formidable Alice Edevane, now an old lady, leads a life as neatly plotted as the bestselling detective novels she writes. Until a young police detective starts asking questions about her family's past, seeking to resurrect the complex tangle of secrets Alice has spent her life trying to escape... Format:Paperback Pages:608

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in this midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever. Features Summary Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness... Author William Paul Young Publisher Windblown Media Release date 20080822 Pages 376 ISBN 0-9647292-8-8 ISBN 13 978-0-9647292-8-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHORWhen ex-SAS operative Ben Hope decided to give up rescuing kidnap victims in favour of the Theology studies he abandoned years before, he should have known that fate would decide differently.Searching for missing biblical archaeologist Zoe Bradbury, Ben finds himself embroiled in his riskiest mission yet. What is the ancient secret that Zoe uncovered? And just who is willing to do anything to protect it?The investigation leads Ben from Greece to the American Deep South and the holy city of Jerusalem, and he soon discovers that it's not just his and Zoe's lives on the line, but those of millions, threatened by a fundamentalist plot to gain ultimate power. The stakes are terrifyingly high as Ben races to prevent a disaster that could kick-start apocalyptic events as foretold by the Book of Revelation...BEN HOPE is one of the most celebrated action adventure heroes in British fiction and Scott Mariani is the author of numerous bestsellers. Join the ever-growing legion of readers who get breathless with anticipation when the countdown to the new Ben Hope thriller begins... Features Summary FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHORWhen ex-SAS operative Ben Hope decided to give up rescuing kidnap victims in favour of the Theology studies he abandoned years before... Author Scott Mariani Publisher AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Release date 20110721 Pages 471 ISBN 1-84756-342-2 ISBN 13 978-1-84756-342-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The Other Mrs Walker is the beguiling debut from Mary Paulson-Ellis, for fans of Kate Atkinson and Sarah Waters. Somehow she'd always known that she would end like this. In a small square room, in a small square flat. In a small square box, perhaps. Cardboard, with a sticker on the outside. And a name... In a freezing, desolate Edinburgh flat an old woman takes her last breath surrounded by the few objects she has accrued over a lifetime: an emerald dress, a brazil nut engraved with the ten commandments - and six orange pips sucked dry. Meanwhile, guided by the flip of a coin, Margaret Penny arrives back at her old family home, escaping a life in London recently turned to ash. Faced with relying on a resentful mother she has never really known, Margaret soon finds herself employed by the Office for Lost People, tasked with finding the families of the dead: the neglected, the abandoned, the lost. Her instructions are to uncover paperwork, yet the only thing Mrs Walker, the old woman in her current case, left behind is a series of peculiar objects. But in the end it is these objects that will unravel Mrs Walker's real story: a story rooted in the London grime and moving from the 1930s to the present day, a story of children abandoned and lost, of beguiling sisters and misplaced mothers, of deception and thievery, family secrets and the very deepest of betrayals; in which the extraordinary circular nature of life will glitter from the page. For in uncovering the astonishing tale of an old woman who died alone, Margaret will finally discover her own story too... Features Summary A beguiling debut novel for fans of Kate Atkinson and Sarah Waters Author Mary Paulson-Ellis Publisher Mantle Release date 20160308 Pages 334 ISBN 1-4472-9391-6 ISBN 13 978-1-4472-9391-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Sam Olyphant is a big man - strong, gargantuan, heavily muscled. His older brother Alex is even bigger. They're both handsome, successful and think they have absolute control of their lives. But as children of alcoholic parents who abandoned them to be brought up in care homes, they remember intensely having no control at all. Now in their early thirties they are compulsive bodybuilders; Alex is hiding a secret addiction; and Sam desperately searches for love that has always eluded him. The Olyphants are about to discover their self-control is fragile... Features Summary Sam Olyphant is a big man: strong, gargantuan, heavily muscled. His older brother Alex is even bigger. But as children of alcoholic parents who abandoned them... Author Joe Evans Publisher Salammbo Press Release date 20131128 Pages 192 ISBN 0-9574624-0-9 ISBN 13 978-0-9574624-0-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days ???????????? Katrina, a natural hurricane, struck New Orleans on August 29th 2005. ???????????? Nobody envisaged the damage and destruction it would wreak on the southern US city, and it became on a much greater scale a manmade disaster of civil engineering and social discrimination. ???????????? Because of government failure, millions viewed political ineptitude, social inequity and an unpaved America where the streets were lined with anything but gold. ???????????? The images in this book show the abandoned and hardest-hit district of the Lower Ninth Ward, now over two years later, and still counting. ???????????? Vacant and dilapidated, the city is a shadow of its former self. However, in these seemingly lifeless shadows, and through the broken windows of empty houses, one can eerily see the ghostly reflections of life and death in the form of PER SONAL OBJECT S. ???????????? These intensely personal items have been abandoned and left, and in most cases, will never be reclaimed. ???????????? This small format book touches on the ephemeral, and surprisingly often beautiful, remnants of belongings that once made up the memories and precious moments of peoples' lives. Features Summary A catalogue of personal effects of those killled in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 showing the horror of the tragedy via its minutest details.. Author Jarret Schecter Publisher Trolleybooks Release date 20031231 Pages 48 ISBN 1-904563-76-7 ISBN 13 978-1-904563-76-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Depicts the history of more than one hundred Colorado towns abandoned after the end of the mining boom. Features Summary Depicts the history of more than one hundred Colorado towns abandoned after the end of the mining boom. Author Sandra Dallas Publisher University of Oklahoma Press Release date 19880301 Pages 254 ISBN 0-8061-2084-3 ISBN 13 978-0-8061-2084-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours After a decade in prison for a murder she did not commit, Lulu begins a new life at the Court of St Jerome in the Old Sea City. An albino, abandoned as a young child at a Holding Camp for unwanted children, she has always been ostracised, for her difference to others makes her an easy victim of prejudice. Once, she believed, she had a friend to love her. Then that friend betrayed her and Lulu learned that hate is safer than love. But, from Jamila to Granny Zahra, the people of St Jerome's appear to accept her into their fold. Against a backdrop of never-ending war, the women of the court fight their personal demons: hatred, ambition and greed. As Lulu shares their victories and their losses, she learns to trust again, perhaps even to love. Nothing, however, is as it seems and Lulu discovers that love does not always wear the face of the one you yearn to call beloved. This compelling story explores the sacrifices people make in the pursuit of a love that transcends everyday existence. Lulu's quest, and that of Jamila and Zahra too, is to find the divine love that will fulfil their hopes and save their souls...if they can recognise the masks of those who seek to lead them astray. In the haunting "Dancing in the Shadows of Love," three women fight to heal their fractured worlds. Not everyone can be a hero. Or can they Features Summary In the haunting Dancing in the Shadows of Love, three women fight to heal their fractured worlds. Author Judy Croome Publisher Aztar Press Release date 20110601 Pages 225 ISBN 0-620-49872-2 ISBN 13 978-0-620-49872-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Will must run, or die. He's seen a murder, and the gang on his estate are after him. Hurt, hungry and afraid, he comes to an abandoned house in a different part of the city. Behind its high fences is a place of safety. Here, he can hide like a wounded beast. He can find food, and healing - and learn how to do more than survive. But when Will meets Padma, he must choose between his good side and his bad one. For the gang he left behind is still there. How can he live without becoming a killer? How can he love without being a thief? Exciting, fast-paced and different, this is a story that keeps you reading until the last line. Features Summary A Quick Read from the author of Hearts and Minds and A Vicious Circle. Author Amanda Craig Publisher Abacus Release date 20170202 Pages 112 ISBN 0-349-14172-X ISBN 13 978-0-349-14172-5

World War II, Eastern Europe: Tomas and his younger brother, Andrej, have fled their Romany encampment which has been besieged by the Germans; they carry Wilma, their baby sister, in a sack. In an abandoned, bombed-out town, the children discover a zoo. In it are a wolf and an eagle, a monkey, bear, lioness, seal, chamois and llama. The animals tell their stories to the children as they try to begin to understand what has become of their lives and, when they try to figure out a way to release the animals, what it means to be free. Format:Hardback Pages:208

Offered a chance at redemption (both personal and legal), a Yugoslavian former detective agrees to lead an American into Bosnia to track a Croatian World War II veteran wanted by a war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands. When the anticipated capture goes horribly wrong and the case is abandoned, the two trackers continue their investigation, though now without the international legal backing that they previously had.

 A dog scavenging in an illegal building site digs up a bone.  A human bone.  She drags it back to where her mistress lies dead in an abandoned shed, but there are hundreds more - skeletons which have lain undisturbed for centuries beneath Gallows Hill, where Cape Town's notorious gibbets once stood. Investigative profiler Dr Clare Hart is called in by Captain Riedwaan Faizal of the South African Police Service's elite Gang Unit and soon discovers that a deadly secret lies hidden among those long-buried bones.  Who was the woman in the green silk dress? Who wanted her dead? Who buried her among these ancient graves? As Clare Hart gets closer to revealing the truth about Gallows Hill, she becomes entangled with a fascinating but vulnerable young woman, and is drawn into the world of art, desire and destructive jealousy.  Against the backdrop of corporate corruption and seething political tensions, Clare and Riedwaan's complex relationship remains as explosive as ever - and their very lives are at risk: the keepers of the secret of the woman in the silk dress will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. Soft cover, good condition.  349 pages.

In good condition,(2007) Fire Ice is Clive Cussler's third NUMA Files novel, packed with nerve-shredding suspense. In the Black Sea, Kurt Austin and the NUMA team discover an abandoned submarine base commandeered by a mining tycoon who claims Romanov ancestry. Backed by his incredible wealth, the tycoon has proclaimed himself Czar of Russia. He is determined to overthrow the already shaky Russian government - and he has a terrifying surprise in store for the Americans that will ensure they don't interfere. But standing in his way are Kurt Austin and the NUMA team...Packed with the hair-raising action and dazzling imagination that are his hallmarks, Fire Ice is a stunning thriller from a writer at the top of his game. Clive Cussler, author of the best-selling Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift and Crescent Dawn, and co-author Paul Kemprecos unravel a tangled web of ambition and conspiracy in Fire Ice, the third novel of the action-packed NUMA Files series.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days This special anniversary edition includes 5 favorite titles from the Hand in Hand series. Conceived in collaboration with child psychologists, this series helps toddlers through the various stages of their development. The handy carrying case holds 5 books about growing: Potty Time Theme: Toilet training Mommy has a surprise for Caillou: a potty for him to use. After several attempts and a few failures and near misses, Caillou learns to ask for the potty when he needs it. Text: Joceline Sanschagrin The Babysitter Theme: Separation anxiety Caillou feels abandoned when his parents go out without him, but with his babysitter Lisa he realizes that he is not alone. Text: Nicole Nadeau Caillou Says No Theme: Self-assertion Caillou sometimes says no when he really means yes. Text: Nicole Nadeau The Big Brother Theme: A new baby joins the family Caillou gradually discovers the benefits of being a big brother. Text: Joceline Sanschagrin My Big Bed Theme: Transition to an adult bed Caillou has grown too big for his crib. After a few nights, he learns to appreciate his new grown-up bed. Text: Christine L'Heureux Features Summary This special anniversary edition includes 5 favorite titles from the Hand in Hand series. Conceived in collaboration with child psychologists, this series helps toddlers through the various stages of their development... Author Chouette Publishing (Compiled by), Pierre Brignaud (Illustrator) Publisher Caillou Release date 20150401 Pages 120 ISBN 2-89718-171-0 ISBN 13 978-2-89718-171-0

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Inflamed by jealousy, and on the brink of madness, Cain-firstborn among men- brutally beats his twin brother Abel to death. As the family struggles to believe God hasn't abandoned them, Cain flees into the wilderness with the growing fear that murdering his brother might have birthed an unstoppable evil. Soon, all of life balances upon one perilous question: is the monster inside Cain the gateway to godhood or the end of mankind? Format:Paperback Pages:304

We combine postage, so do look at our other items on offer. Postage prices outside of South African borders will differ. Please enquire before purchasing.   Dispatched within 3 business days. Condition: Good. Black Swan, Paperback, 1995 -  Fiction - 284 pp. It is, perhaps, the fifteenth century and the ordered tranquillity of a Mediterranean island is about to be shattered by the appearance of two outsiders: one, a castaway, plucked from the sea by fishermen, whose beliefs represent a challenge to the established order; the other, a child abandoned by her mother and suckled by wolves, who knows nothing of the precarious relationship between Church and State but whose innocence will become the subject of a dangerous experiment. But the arrival of the Inquisition on the island creates a darker, more threatening force which will transform what has been a philosophical game of chess into a matter of life and death... Review: 'A compelling medieval fable, written from the heart and melded to a driving narrative which never once loses its tremendous pace' -- Guardian 'An irresistible blend of intellect and passion' -- Mail on Sunday 'This remarkable novel resembles an illuminated manuscript mapped with angels and mountains and signposts, an allegory for today and yesterday too. A beautiful, unsettling moral fiction about virtue and intolerance' -- Observer 'Remarkable...Utterly absorbing...richly detailed and finely imagined' -- Sunday Telegraph 'The lucidity of Jill Paton Walsh's style and the dexerity of the narrative are such that her book reads more like a good thriller than a weighty novel of ideas...An ingenious fable' -- The Times About the author  (1998) Jill Paton Walsh was educated at St Michael's Convent, North Finchley, and at St Anne's College, Oxford. She is the author of several highly praised adult novels: Lapsing, A School For Lovers, Knowledge of Angels, which was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize, Goldengrove Unleaving, The Serpentine Cave and A Desert in Bohemia. She has also won many awards for her children's literature, including the Whitbread Prize, the Universe Prize and the Smarties Award. She has three children and lives in Cambridge. Bibliographic information:   Title Knowledge of Angels Author Jill Paton Walsh Edition Paperback Publisher Black Swan, 1995 ISBN 9780552996365 Length 284 pages Please Click ---> HERE PTO Books is selling. Follow PTO Books on Facebook.  

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Twenty-five-year-old Lizzie Bartholomew has had more than her fair share of struggles. Abandoned as a baby, she spent her childhood moving between foster homes. Now she is running away from her past...A holiday in Morocco seems to be the perfect escape. Especially when she meets Philip, a fellow tourist who distracts her from her troubles. After a brief affair, Lizzie returns to England, to a solicitor's letter. Philip Samson has died. In his will, he has left Lizzie a gift of GBP15,000. But there are conditions attached to this unexpected legacy that will soon force Lizzie to confront terrifying secrets from her past life... Format:Paperback Pages:352

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) NOW A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE Dinah Jefferies' stunning new novel is a gripping, unforgettable tale of a woman torn between two worlds...1952, French Indochina. Since her mother's death, eighteen-year-old half-French, half-Vietnamese Nicole has been living in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Sylvie. When Sylvie is handed control of the family silk business, Nicole is given an abandoned silk shop in the Vietnamese quarter of Hanoi. But the area is teeming with militant rebels who want to end French rule, by any means possible. For the first time, Nicole is awakened to the corruption of colonial rule - and her own family's involvement shocks her to the core...Tran, a notorious Vietnamese insurgent, seems to offer the perfect escape from her troubles, while Mark, a charming American trader, is the man she's always dreamed of. But who can she trust in this world where no one is what they seem? The Silk Merchant's Daughter is a captivating tale of dark secrets, sisterly rivalry and love against the odds, enchantingly set in colonial era Vietnam. Format:Paperback Pages:400

Paperback. English. Futura. 1988. In fair condition.In the free-fall environment of the Smoke Ring (an immense gaseous envelope and neutron star circling a habitable cluster of plants, trees and animals), descendants of the starship Discipline's crew no longer remember their Earth roots or the existence of Sharls Davis Kendy, the computer AI controlling the ship - until Kendy initiated contact once more, 500 years after the crew whom the half-mad AI calls mutineers were abandoned on this strange world (see The Integral Trees).Fourteen years later only Jeffer, the Citizens Tree Scientist, knew that Kendy was watching and advising. When Citizens Tree rescues a family of loggers, they learn of the Admiralty, a military organization in a town unknown to Citizens Tree. Jeffer is among those who want to visit the town and the Admiralty, which may have maintained intact Discipline's original computer library. The events following the visit to the town and the subsequent flight from the Admiralty form part of this exciting tale of adventure, danger and courage.